OLE object manipulation attempts stateful anomaly on database

let monitoredStatementsThreshold = 1;           // Minimal number of monitored statements in the slice to trigger an anomaly.
let trainingSlicesThreshold = 5;                // The maximal amount of slices with monitored statements in the training window before anomaly detection is throttled.
let timeSliceSize = 1h;                         // The size of the single timeSlice for individual aggregation.
let detectionWindow = 1h;                       // The size of the recent detection window for detecting anomalies.  
let trainingWindow = detectionWindow + 14d;     // The size of the training window before the detection window for learning the normal state.
let hotwords = pack_array('sp_oamethod', 'sp_oacreate', 'sp_oasetproperty'); // List of monitored hot words.
let processedData = materialize (
    AzureDiagnostics
    | where TimeGenerated >= ago(trainingWindow)
    | where Category == 'SQLSecurityAuditEvents' and action_id_s has_any ("RCM", "BCM") // Keep only SQL affected rows
    | project TimeGenerated, PrincipalName = server_principal_name_s, ClientIp = client_ip_s, HostName = host_name_s, ResourceId,
              ApplicationName = application_name_s, ActionName = action_name_s, Database = strcat(LogicalServerName_s, '/', database_name_s),
              IsSuccess = succeeded_s, AffectedRows = affected_rows_d,
              ResponseRows = response_rows_d, Statement = statement_s,
              Error = case( additional_information_s has 'error_code', toint(extract("<error_code>([0-9.]+)", 1, additional_information_s))
                    , additional_information_s has 'failure_reason', toint(extract("<failure_reason>Err ([0-9.]+)", 1, additional_information_s))
                    , 0),
              State = case( additional_information_s has 'error_state', toint(extract("<error_state>([0-9.]+)", 1, additional_information_s))
                    , additional_information_s has 'failure_reason', toint(extract("<failure_reason>Err ([0-9.]+), Level ([0-9.]+)", 2, additional_information_s))
                    , 0),
              AdditionalInfo = additional_information_s, timeSlice = floor(TimeGenerated, timeSliceSize)
    | extend hasHotword = iff(Statement has_any (hotwords), 1, 0)
    | summarize countEvents = count(), countStatements = dcount(Statement)
        , countStatementsWithHotwords = dcountif(Statement, hasHotword == 1)
        , countFailedStatementsWithHotwords = dcountif(Statement, (hasHotword == 1) and (Error > 0))
        , countSuccessfulStatementsWithHotwords = dcountif(Statement, ((hasHotword == 1)) and (Error == 0))
        , anyMonitoredStatement = anyif(Statement, (hasHotword == 1))
        , anySuccessfulMonitoredStatement = anyif(Statement, (hasHotword == 1) and (Error == 0))
        , anyInfo = anyif(AdditionalInfo, hasHotword == 1)
        , hotWord = anyif(extract(strcat_array(hotwords, '|'), 0, tolower(Statement)), hasHotword == 1)
        by Database, ClientIp, ApplicationName, PrincipalName, timeSlice,HostName,ResourceId   
    | extend WindowType = case( timeSlice >= ago(detectionWindow), 'detection',
                                           (ago(trainingWindow) <= timeSlice and timeSlice < ago(detectionWindow)), 'training', 'other')
    | where WindowType in ('detection', 'training'));
let trainingSet =
    processedData
    | where WindowType == 'training'
    | summarize countSlicesWithHotwords = dcountif(timeSlice, countStatementsWithHotwords >= monitoredStatementsThreshold)
        by Database;
processedData
| where WindowType == 'detection' 
| join kind = inner (trainingSet) on Database
| extend IsHotwordAnomalyOnStatement = iff(((countStatementsWithHotwords >= monitoredStatementsThreshold) and (countSlicesWithHotwords <= trainingSlicesThreshold)), true, false)
    , anomalyScore = round(countStatementsWithHotwords/monitoredStatementsThreshold, 0)
| where IsHotwordAnomalyOnStatement == 'true'
| sort by countSuccessfulStatementsWithHotwords desc,  anomalyScore desc, timeSlice desc
| extend Name = tostring(split(PrincipalName,'@',0)[0]), UPNSuffix = tostring(split(PrincipalName,'@',1)[0])    

kind: Scheduled
relevantTechniques:
- T1190
description: |
    'This query detects batches of distinct SQL queries that execute (or attempt to) commands that could indicate potential security issues - such as attempts to manipulate OLE objects (e.g. for running malicious commands).'
queryPeriod: 14d
queryFrequency: 1h
tactics:
- InitialAccess
name: OLE object manipulation attempts stateful anomaly on database
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: AzureSql
  dataTypes:
  - AzureDiagnostics
entityMappings:
- entityType: Account
  fieldMappings:
  - identifier: Name
    columnName: Name
  - identifier: UPNSuffix
    columnName: UPNSuffix
- entityType: IP
  fieldMappings:
  - identifier: Address
    columnName: ClientIp
- entityType: Host
  fieldMappings:
  - identifier: HostName
    columnName: HostName
- entityType: CloudApplication
  fieldMappings:
  - identifier: Name
    columnName: ApplicationName
- entityType: AzureResource
  fieldMappings:
  - identifier: ResourceId
    columnName: ResourceId
triggerThreshold: 0
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Azure SQL Database solution for sentinel/Analytic Rules/Detection-HotwordsOLEObjectStatefulAnomalyOnDatabase.yaml
version: 1.1.1
id: dabd7284-004b-4237-b5ee-a22acab19eb2
query: |
  let monitoredStatementsThreshold = 1;           // Minimal number of monitored statements in the slice to trigger an anomaly.
  let trainingSlicesThreshold = 5;                // The maximal amount of slices with monitored statements in the training window before anomaly detection is throttled.
  let timeSliceSize = 1h;                         // The size of the single timeSlice for individual aggregation.
  let detectionWindow = 1h;                       // The size of the recent detection window for detecting anomalies.  
  let trainingWindow = detectionWindow + 14d;     // The size of the training window before the detection window for learning the normal state.
  let hotwords = pack_array('sp_oamethod', 'sp_oacreate', 'sp_oasetproperty'); // List of monitored hot words.
  let processedData = materialize (
      AzureDiagnostics
      | where TimeGenerated >= ago(trainingWindow)
      | where Category == 'SQLSecurityAuditEvents' and action_id_s has_any ("RCM", "BCM") // Keep only SQL affected rows
      | project TimeGenerated, PrincipalName = server_principal_name_s, ClientIp = client_ip_s, HostName = host_name_s, ResourceId,
                ApplicationName = application_name_s, ActionName = action_name_s, Database = strcat(LogicalServerName_s, '/', database_name_s),
                IsSuccess = succeeded_s, AffectedRows = affected_rows_d,
                ResponseRows = response_rows_d, Statement = statement_s,
                Error = case( additional_information_s has 'error_code', toint(extract("<error_code>([0-9.]+)", 1, additional_information_s))
                      , additional_information_s has 'failure_reason', toint(extract("<failure_reason>Err ([0-9.]+)", 1, additional_information_s))
                      , 0),
                State = case( additional_information_s has 'error_state', toint(extract("<error_state>([0-9.]+)", 1, additional_information_s))
                      , additional_information_s has 'failure_reason', toint(extract("<failure_reason>Err ([0-9.]+), Level ([0-9.]+)", 2, additional_information_s))
                      , 0),
                AdditionalInfo = additional_information_s, timeSlice = floor(TimeGenerated, timeSliceSize)
      | extend hasHotword = iff(Statement has_any (hotwords), 1, 0)
      | summarize countEvents = count(), countStatements = dcount(Statement)
          , countStatementsWithHotwords = dcountif(Statement, hasHotword == 1)
          , countFailedStatementsWithHotwords = dcountif(Statement, (hasHotword == 1) and (Error > 0))
          , countSuccessfulStatementsWithHotwords = dcountif(Statement, ((hasHotword == 1)) and (Error == 0))
          , anyMonitoredStatement = anyif(Statement, (hasHotword == 1))
          , anySuccessfulMonitoredStatement = anyif(Statement, (hasHotword == 1) and (Error == 0))
          , anyInfo = anyif(AdditionalInfo, hasHotword == 1)
          , hotWord = anyif(extract(strcat_array(hotwords, '|'), 0, tolower(Statement)), hasHotword == 1)
          by Database, ClientIp, ApplicationName, PrincipalName, timeSlice,HostName,ResourceId   
      | extend WindowType = case( timeSlice >= ago(detectionWindow), 'detection',
                                             (ago(trainingWindow) <= timeSlice and timeSlice < ago(detectionWindow)), 'training', 'other')
      | where WindowType in ('detection', 'training'));
  let trainingSet =
      processedData
      | where WindowType == 'training'
      | summarize countSlicesWithHotwords = dcountif(timeSlice, countStatementsWithHotwords >= monitoredStatementsThreshold)
          by Database;
  processedData
  | where WindowType == 'detection' 
  | join kind = inner (trainingSet) on Database
  | extend IsHotwordAnomalyOnStatement = iff(((countStatementsWithHotwords >= monitoredStatementsThreshold) and (countSlicesWithHotwords <= trainingSlicesThreshold)), true, false)
      , anomalyScore = round(countStatementsWithHotwords/monitoredStatementsThreshold, 0)
  | where IsHotwordAnomalyOnStatement == 'true'
  | sort by countSuccessfulStatementsWithHotwords desc,  anomalyScore desc, timeSlice desc
  | extend Name = tostring(split(PrincipalName,'@',0)[0]), UPNSuffix = tostring(split(PrincipalName,'@',1)[0])      
status: Available
triggerOperator: gt
tags:
- SQL
severity: Medium

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